The political career of Marine Le Pen lies in weakening.
After decades of her rise to the culmination of French politics, she has now been pushed down the mountain, and her fall can be long and painful.
The right -wing leader, who was the now favorite to win the 2027 French Presidential elections will now be prohibited from serving for public offices for five years as part of a criminal conviction.
Marine Le Pen. Pic: ap
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Le penalong with politicians and assistants from her party from the National Rally (RN), was convicted of eclipse – To take millions of euros that were supposed to support work in the European Parliament and rather drown it elsewhere after the party’s work.
She will almost surely appeal, but her ban has already come into effect.
Le Pen left the Paris court shortly before her punishment was announced, on her way to her party’s headquarters for a meeting with the president, Jordan Bardella – the man who is likely to take her place.
“Today, it’s not just Marine Le Pen that is unjustifiable,” Bardella said. “This is the French democracy that is executed.”
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RN President Jordan Bardella responded to the verdict by saying that French democracy was “executed”. Lying Photo: AP
Her downfall will be welcomed by some in France as a sign that politicians are not above the law.
However, others have regretted the fact that a court gained the power to disconnect one of the country’s most popular political leaders.
It did not take long for the court’s decision to be politicized. The Kremlin talked about European countries that “trampled democratic norms”.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed a brief statement of support and said “Je suis Marine”.
If we assume that Le Pen does not win her attraction, the favorite to win the election in 2027 now Edouard Philippe, the former prime minister.
Bardella can benefit from being of Le Pen’s anointed successor, but at 29 he is extremely youthful – a full decade younger than anyone who has ever won the presidency.
